1960 in science fiction
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The year 1960 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.
Births
- Dafydd ab Hugh
- Fyodor Berezin
- Eric Brown
- Yuli Burkin
- Daína Chaviano
- Brenda Cooper
- Kelley Eskridge
- Neil Gaiman
- Charles E. Gannon
- Nicola Griffith
- Peter F. Hamilton
- Nalo Hopkinson
- Dave Hutchinson
- Emmanuel Jouanne (d. 2008)
- Steven L. Kent
- Ian McDonald
- Linda Nagata
- Philip Palmer
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch
- Robert J. Sawyer
- Roland C. Wagner (d. 2012)
- Don Webb
- Andrzej Ziemiański
Deaths
- Victor Rousseau Emanuel (b. 1879)
- John Russell Fearn (b. 1908)
- Nevil Shute (b. 1899)
- Eden Phillpotts (b. 1862)
- John Taine (b. 1883) (pseudonym of Eric Temple Bell)
Literary releases
Novels
- Drunkard's Walk by Frederik Pohl, a professor unravels a conspiracy involving free will and predestination.
- Flesh by Philip José Farmer, space explorers return to a future Earth dominated by a fertility cult.
- The High Crusade by Poul Anderson, medieval knights capture an alien spaceship and embark on interstellar adventures.
- Rogue Moon by Algis Budrys, scientists explore a deadly alien artifact on the Moon, facing existential challenges.
- The Status Civilization by Robert Sheckley, a man navigates a dystopian society where criminals are exiled to a savage world.
- Storm Over Warlock by Andre Norton, a survivor on an alien planet allies with native beings against an alien threat.
- Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham, a biochemist discovers a lichen that slows aging, leading to societal upheaval.
- Venus Plus X by Theodore Sturgeon, a man encounters a future society with unique views on gender and sexuality.
- Vulcan's Hammer by Philip K. Dick, an AI dictatorship faces rebellion and internal conflict.
Short stories
- "First Men to the Moon" (novella) by Wernher von Braun
Children's books
- A Mystery for Mr. Bass by Eleanor Cameron, children solve a mystery on the Mushroom Planet.